Connect (Events and Opportunities)
Partner highlight: Network Spotlight - Washington Family Support Network. May 1, 2:30-3:45 p.m. ET. Co-presented with Children's Home Society of America. How did the Washington Family Support Network come into being? This webinar will detail the impressive success story of how the Children's Home Society of Washington (now Akin) saw the value of establishing a state Network of Family Resource Centers, and secured bipartisan legislative support and significant public and private funding to launch it in 2021. For more information and to register, please click here.
Explaining Racial Disparities in Health: Wednesday, April 17, 2024, at noon. Why are so many health outcomes – like maternal morbidity and mortality – so much worse for people of color? Hint: It’s not genes. And it’s not culture. To eliminate racial health inequities, we need to understand where they come from, and what perpetuates them. Learn with cultural anthropologist and professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley, Khiara M. Bridges, JD., PhD., about the roots of racial health inequities, the myths and misunderstandings that have obscured them, and how eyes-wide-open clarity can light up the way to ending them. Register here.
2024 Washington Behavioral Healthcare Conference. The 2024 Conference will feature a theme of "Supporting Recovery in a Changing World." The conference will focus on recovery and resiliency, race and equity in behavioral health, services across the lifespan, innovative care practices, corrections and mental health, and more. In-person at the Three Rivers Convention Center, Kennewick, WA, Thursday, June 13 and Friday, June 14, Scholarships for consumers, advocates, and peers are available. Virtual preconference law and ethics training on Tuesday, June 4 and Wednesday, June 5. Register and learn more here.
Facilitating the Touchpoints Parenting Program (JUL24): The Touchpoints Parenting Program is a practical, preventive curriculum designed to support positive parent-child relationships. The curriculum consists of a series of parenting modules that early childhood professionals can facilitate in their program to come alongside parents as they learn about their children and address issues facing their families. Module topics include: understanding your child’s development, keeping children safe and healthy, exploring your family’s culture, and discipline. The Touchpoints Parenting Program meets the Head Start Program Performance Standard for Parenting Curriculum. Session dates and times: Four half-day, live sessions are on the following Tuesdays and Thursdays, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. each day: July 16, 18, 23 & 25, 2024. Register here ($675/seat)
Substance Use Disorder family navigator training: Washington State Community Connectors (WSCC) and partners have developed a training to educate families about substance use disorder (SUD) and related treatment options across the state. This training is for parents, family members, and caregivers who are interested in learning how to support their loved ones with SUD. Participants will learn about up-to-date information around SUD, addiction and its effects on the adolescent brain, skills for families navigating their relationship with someone with SUD, and systems navigation. A toolkit, including information and resources regarding SUD supports and services specific to Washington State, will be provided as a reference guide for participants. Sessions include April 15 – 18; May 20 - 23; June 10 – 13. Learn more and register here.
LGBTQ2IA+ Families Then and Now 2024– Series begins May 6. We are excited to open registration for our 2024 LGBTQIA2+ Families Then and Now series. Through conversations with a diverse range of panelists who identify as LGBTQIA2+ at different stages of family life, this free webinar series explores the changing landscape of LGBTQIA2+ parenting. The five-part series begins on Monday, May 6, 2024, and continues through July 1, 2024. Each webinar is 1 hour followed by a 30-minute Q&A session with our panelists. All webinars have live Spanish language translation and closed captioning available. Episodes will be on Mondays, 12 – 1:30 p.m. PST. Register here.
Learn
Free online Parenting resource from Parenting Mercer Island: Explore a process for dealing with simple and challenging parenting topics, discover ways to promote a healthy parenting relationship, and learn how to better communicate with your child. Explore this new resource here.
April 11-17 is Black Maternal Health Week (BMHW), and this year's theme is “Our Bodies STILL Belong to Us: Reproductive Justice NOW!" This is a week of awareness, activism, and community-building aimed at amplifying the voices of Black Mamas and centering the values and traditions of the reproductive and birth justice movements. Did you know that In the United States, 29–44% of Black women experience postpartum depressive symptoms, yet few are properly identified and/or connected to mental health care services? The Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) is a national network of organizations and leaders from the maternal health, human rights, and reproductive justice fields who like us here at Perinatal Support Washington, believe that every person deserves access to quality and holistic healthcare. Learn more here. Hashtag: #BMHW24
Gov. Inslee signs supplemental budgets that boost behavioral health and K-12 education funding. The final budgets built on the successes of the 2023–2025 biennial budget, notably increasing funding for behavioral health treatment and K-12 education. Read the full story on Gov. Jay Inslee's Medium.
Innovate (News and New Insights)
Call for presentations: Re-Imagining Behavioral Health Conference - open through Friday, May 10, 2024. Be a presenter at the 5th annual Re-Imagining Behavioral Health: Race, Equity and Social Justice Conference, a virtual two-day event Thursday, September 26, 2024, through Friday, September 27, 2024. The University of Washington Behavioral Health Institute (BHI) at Harborview Medical Center invites submissions for presentations that advance equity and social justice within behavioral health fields. All presentations must be educational, without marketing products or services. With more than 1,000 expected attendees, seize this opportunity to share inspiration and knowledge with behavioral health professionals, people with lived experience, policymakers, and community members. Conference registration will be open in June of 2024. Learn more here.
Call for Proposals for Together for Families Conference Ends 4/18 for the October 22-24 Together for Families Conference. This virtual global event, held every two years, connects various stakeholders from the Family Support and Strengthening Field to focus on best and promising practice for supporting families’ advancement. Proposals are welcomed for 75-minute sessions that are engaging, interactive skill-building and/or knowledge-sharing sessions related to the conference tracks: Innovative Family Support Practice & Policy; Integrating Family Voice, Partnership, and Leadership; Widening Access to Concrete and Community-Based Supports to Narrow the Door to Child Welfare Intervention. For more information and to submit, please click here. Proposals are due by Thursday, April 18, at 9 a.m. PST.
Grow (Funding and Resources)
DCYF Has open funding applications for Perinatal Mental Health Community Capacity Building, Community Based Child Abuse Prevention Funding, and Crisis Respite Capacity Building Funding Opportunity. Guidance for these funding opportunities is available online HERE.
The Breakthrough Accelerator advances adolescent sexual and reproductive health equity: The Breakthrough Accelerator, a program funded by the Office of Public Affairs, aims to expand innovative youth-centered solutions that advance sexual and reproductive health equity. The Breakthrough Accelerator is accepting applications from teams that have a program, product, or idea (big or small) that advances the field of adolescent sexual and reproductive health in a new or different way. Selected teams can expect support through $100K in funding, skill-building opportunities, peer networking, and more. To learn more and to access the application, open through May 17, visit the website.
Capital funding available for youth recreational facilities: Commerce is now accepting applications for the 2025-27 Youth Recreational Facilities grant program. These competitive grants can fund 25% of eligible capital costs, up to $1.2 million, for nonresidential facilities providing recreational opportunities for youth (K-12) as long as they are integrated with social and/or educational services. This grant opportunity is available to tribes, non-profits and community based organizations. Deadline: Applications are due by 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Learn more on the Commerce website.
The Maternity Group Home (MGH) program from Department of Health and Human Services provides safe, stable, and appropriate shelter for pregnant and/or parenting youth and young adults ages 16 to under 22 who have runaway or are experiencing homelessness, and their dependent child(ren), for 18 months and, under extenuating circumstances, up to 21 months. $100,000 - $250,000, closes June 7. View the RFA here.
Victims of child abuse and neglect initiative: Commerce is seeking proposals from qualified organizations, tribes and tribal organizations to provide direct services to victims of child abuse and neglect. Applicants should have a demonstrated history providing direct services to children. The grant period will be two years, lasting from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2026. Learn more on the Commerce website.
Request for Proposals: Culturally Specific Sexual Assault Services & Prevention Activities. The Office of Crime Victims Advocacy (OCVA) is announcing a competitive request for proposals (RFP) to support efforts to provide culturally specific services for people affected by sexual assault. Eligible applicants must be by and for the communities they are serving. This is a competitive RFP process with funding available from July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2027. Applicants may request up to $140,000. Learn more on the OCVA Grants and Funding website.
Pregnant and Parenting Women (PPW) Residential Treatment Capacity Expansion: Health Care Authority is inviting current substance use disorder (SUD) residential treatment providers to express their interest in expanding treatment beds for pregnant and parenting women (PPW). House Bill 5127 aims to increase the number of SUD residential beds for PPW by sixteen (16) beds in 2025 and an additional thirty-two (32) beds phased in by 2027. HCA is requesting letters of interest from existing residential treatment facilities to support this expansion. Successful applicants could receive up to $1,425,000 to expand bed capacity up to 16 by 2025. HCA will assist providers in leveraging Medicaid dollars through the Managed Care and Fee-for-Service (FFS) system to cover ongoing patient treatment costs. Selection of providers will be based on need, workforce capacity, readiness, and the population of the service area. Learn more here.
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